照 — according to; in accordance with
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate
- Pinyin
- zhào
- Strokes
- 13
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- recognition only
How to write 照: 13 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.
Words with 照 in the HSK syllabus: 24
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 护照hùzhàopassportHSK 3
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a pictureHSK 3
- 照zhàoto shine; to illuminateHSK 3
- 照顾zhàogùto take care of; to show consideration; to attend toHSK 3
- 照片zhàopiànphotographHSK 3
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photographHSK 3
- 按照ànzhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis ofHSK 4
- 驾照jiàzhàodriver's licenseHSK 5
- 照明zhàomínglighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminateHSK 6
- 参照cānzhàoto consult a reference; to refer toHSK 7–9
- 对照duìzhàoto contrast; to compareHSK 7–9
- 关照guānzhàoto take care; to keep an eye on; to look afterHSK 7–9
- 牌照páizhàolicense; vehicle license; car registrationHSK 7–9
- 写照xiězhàoportrayalHSK 7–9
- 依照yīzhàoaccording to; in light ofHSK 7–9
- 照办zhàobànto follow the rules; to do as instructedHSK 7–9
- 照常zhàochángas usualHSK 7–9
- 照例zhàolìas a rule; as usual; usuallyHSK 7–9
- 照料zhàoliàoto tend; to take care of sbHSK 7–9
- 照射zhàoshèto shine on; to light up; to irradiateHSK 7–9
- 照样zhàoyàngas before; as usual; in the same manner; stillHSK 7–9
- 照耀zhàoyàoto shine; to illuminateHSK 7–9
- 执照zhízhàolicense; permitHSK 7–9
- 遵照zūnzhàoin accordance with; to followHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.